St. Anthony’s School
Newsletter
“Lighting Pathways for life….”
29th January 2015
Principal: Paul Ryan
Priest Director: Fr Hermi Rafada
9 Memory Street
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Phone: 4635 6200 Fax: 4635 0950
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/stanthonys
Student Protection Contacts:
Vicki Keith & Emma Gavin
WHS: Korine Lewis
Hello everyone, Welcome to an exciting new year at St Anthony’s. I’m delighted to say that the academic year has begun very strongly with your
child/ren arriving ready to work. I commend every parent for their efforts to have ALL children in the correct uniform. Teachers have reported back
that the enthusiasm shown by their class is very promising. I wish for you to know that the teaching staff have been working since the beginning of
January in preparation for the year. Collaboration meetings took place many weeks ago and meetings with teachers to discuss specific students
needs have already taken place. I commend the staff for their professional and genuine commitment to their role of classroom teacher.
DATE CLAIMERS:
1. Fr Hal our Priest Director begins the transition into retirement. We initially thought that Easter was going to be his departure date however, plans are now
firmly in place and we say goodbye to Fr Hal formally this weekend. A celebration and an opportunity to thank Fr Hal for his dedicated work and service with the
school and parish will take place on Sunday 1st of February at 10.00am. This will follow Parish Mass at 8.30am. I warmly welcome everyone from the school to
attend this event and send Fr Hal off with our blessings and thanks . (We also recognize the new Priest presence in our parish-Fr Hermi, we look forward to working with Fr Hermi in the future)
2. The school invites ALL parents to attend an information evening set for Wednesday the 4th of February at 5.30 pm-6.15pm. This session will begin in the Assembly Hall and will begin sharply at 5:30pm. This will be an information giving opportunity for myself and teachers. I will make an opening address to everyone
and then we will invite parents to meet with their child’s teacher for about 20-30 minutes. Given the timeframes at this event, this will not be an opportunity for you
to discuss specific details regarding your child’s needs. The opportunity for that will be provided by your child’s teacher at a time negotiated by you and them,at a
later date. This will be a general information evening setting out routines and classroom structures unique to your child’s teacher only. For parents with more than
one child at school we would simply ask you to prioritise which presentation you feel you need to attend. Remember, each teacher will provide written information
for you to access at some point during the class sessions. Parents are free to move from one class to another during the 20-30 minute sessions. Please take this
opportunity to fully understand the structures surrounding your child’s educational journey for 2015.
P&F Meet and Greet/Disco for ALL families will occur on Friday the 13th of February. This will be a great chance to gather with other parents in your child’s
class and simply get to know each other. For others it’s an opportunity to reconnect with old friends. See you then! Paul
Welcome Back - A few reminders to keep harmony
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If your child is away please notify the office by 8:30 am on the day of absence, or if it is a scheduled absence you can notify the office in advance.
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Please remember that there is NO PARKING in the “STOP, DROP & GO”
allocated parks along the fence line of the back carpark (Stephen St) and the
fence line nearest the office (Memory St) from 8:00 am - 9:00 am and 2:45
pm - 3:30 pm.
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DO NOT park in Chinaquay Street as residents find it hard to enter their
premises and it hinders rubbish collection.
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Justin St residents have complained due to parents parking in their driveways
PLEASE KEEP ALL DRIVEWAYS CLEAR
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PLEASE SHOW CONSIDERATION TO ALL RESIDENTS NEIGHBOURING
THE SCHOOL BY NOT BLOCKING ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTIES. IF
THIS IS NOT ADHERED TO THE POLICE WILL BE CALLED.
We would like to welcome all the new families
to St Anthony’s and hope you enjoy your
learning journey as well as making many new
friends. To all our existing families a big welcome back and we hope to hear many exciting holiday stories over the next few weeks.
We would like to welcome Miss Alice Cavanagh
to our school. Miss Cavanagh will be teaching Yr
6 and Prep.
Students wearing earrings must only wear PLAIN
gold or silver studs or small sleepers
Direct Debit Forms are available from the
school office. You can select whether you
pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly using
Students ARE NOT to carry medication on them and ARE NOT to administer
this method. Direct Debit is the preferred
it themselves. All medication for students from Prep - Year 6 must be taken to
method of payment for the school fees
the office at the beginning of the day and a form to administer medication
Each family should have returned an ANNUAL RENEWAL
must be completed by the parent/caregiver.
CONTRACT for school fees which was attached to the direct
debit form. If you have not returned the contract please do so. If
If you wish to see Ann Foster and the Learning Support Team appointments
you have misplaced it, there are spares at the office.
must be made through the office. You WILL NOT be attended to if you go
directly to Learning Support
Prep AD -Welcome to our all our new Preppies and their families! Many
thanks to all the parents for coming along to our first day meetings – it
We would like to update our sick bay with vinyl/
was so great to get a chance to speak with all of you. We are looking
leather look recliners. If anyone you know is think- forward to getting to know you and your child better as the year progressing about getting rid of their existing ones please es. The children have had a great first day at school. We started our day
with our story door routine, and read a story about “Owl Babies” – ask
consider us.
your child to tell you about this story. A tour of the school followed our
story time. The photo shows some of us meeting Mr Ryan in his ofASTHMA
If your child has previously had an Asthma Action Plan , can fice. We’ll write our first class book about what we saw and the people
you please provide the school office with an updated one for we met on this outing. We sang a song about a pesky barn owl that woke
up some sleeping kookaburras, and then enjoyed indoor time with lots of
their file.
activities from construction to painting. Afterwards, we talked about what
we had done, and planned what we would do on Friday. After lunch we
Parents and Students ARE NOT to enter classrooms had a short rest, and thenthput our very first apple on our apple tree! We’ll
be counting up to our 100 day of school, by putting an apple on our tree
day. Here’s to a great year! Best wishes, from Anne-Maree, Jenny
including Learning Support unless they have been each
and Alice J
Sick Bay - Recliners
invited to do so.
Prep enrolments for 2016 are now being taken. If you are a
current family or know of anyone who is considering St Anthony’s for Prep 2016 please collect an enrolment package from
the office. Interviews will be conducted early in Term 2.
Yr 3/4 RM- Welcome to a brand new year. This week we have been practising new routines and getting to know what is expected of us across all learning areas. In Science, we
have been learning about living things and have been
especially curious about our resident Venus Fly Trap
that Mrs Smith brought in. In History, we revisited what
Australia Day means for us. You may have heard about the Hero Headquarters. This year, we are all working toward maintaining our Super Hero behaviour by making good choices. We created our very own Super Hero and
identified our strengths and weaknesses. One of the children even decided
that I should be Miss Marvel! Please feel welcome to drop in to see what we
have been working on.
Yr 5 LL - WELCOME everyone to Year 5, 2015! The year has begun well
with all students settling into life in Year 5 and becoming more and more
aware each day of the expectations for them for this year.
We welcome SAM BRANDWOOD to St Anthony's and hope his time here is
rewarding and memorable. We also welcome his family into our school
community.
It is a time for all students to develop a greater responsibility towards their
learning, a greater level of independence, a greater respect for themselves,
the students at St Anthony's, the staff and the wider school community, and
the school environment. As the second top level here now, they are considered leaders, hence role models for the younger students. They will have a
number of jobs to fulfil this year, and at times will work with the Year 6's in
leading the school and being of service to the school community. We are all
looking forward to a great year.
Of course, starting with delicious pavlovas is always a winner!!!
Mm...delicious!
A 'Note to Year 5 Parents' will be coming home tomorrow, so please keep
an eye out for it (in school bags maybe!!!).
Prep SB - Welcome to Prep! So far, it has been a fantastic week. The
staggered start has allowed us to really learn the routines and what is expected in Prep. On our first full day
of Prep we created a book about our class. (We will
place this outside on the Prep table next week so you
can see it too!). We also learnt how to do 'Read to
Self'. During the middle session we had a big indoor
time. During indoor time, we painted, made a
handprint for mum and dad, had a turn on the
playdough, and played with the blocks on the carpet.
We then had a rest after lunch and went for a tour around the school.
We looked inside the library, the music room and also visited Mr.
Ryan, Mrs. Thornton and Mrs Hess in the office.
Next Thursday we will start borrowing two books from the library. Also,
next Thursday and Friday we will start music with Mrs. Spalding!
Dear Parents
In the lead up to this weekend’s state election, the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) and Queensland Parent and
Friends Association have received responses from the major and minor political parties to issues that were tabled in support of Catholic
Education. I encourage you to read the summary of the two major parties responses , along with the responses from the minor political
parties. The full responses from each party can be found on the QCEC website.
Regards
John Borserio
Director
Healthy Lunches
Hello Everyone!
Over the holidays, the P&F have been working hard on
making changes to our school tuckshop menu. These
changes are designed to offer parents with affordable
tuckshop options, whilst offering our children healthy home cooked
meals, snacks and drinks. Please take the time to complete our short
survey so we can obtain a better understanding of what the school community wants, and how we can make the tuckshop cater for your familie’s needs. The link to the survey is available through Facebook on the
St.Anthony's P&F Support Group and also in the St.Anthony's Primary
School Community Noticeboard. The survey is called: St.Anthony's Tuckshop Menu Update 2015 Survey. The survey will be available until Monday February 2 2015.
Please take the time and encourage your child/ren to pack and eat healthy
lunches. While packet snacks are quick and easy they do not provide enough
lasting energy and nutrients to help children get through the day. We strongly
encourage healthy eating.
If you would like to further discuss any changes to the tuckshop menu or
have suggestions that aren't covered in the survey please feel free to
email me at [email protected]
Thanks for you input, we really do appreciate it.
Regards,
Helena
P&F President 2015
Milo T20 Blast Cricket
Commencing Thursday 5/12/15 at the Heritage Oval
Enquiries: Brice Deem - [email protected]
Congratulations to Robynne and Bradley Mackay on
the birth of a new baby girl. Isabella (Yr2RL) is a big
sister again.
Congratulations to Paul Goodall & Amanda Drayton
on the birth of their baby boy Charlie. Charlie’s big
brothers are Henry (Yr3VK) and Samuel (Yr1/2JA) .
Children’s Choir: Special Thank you for Fr Hal THIS WEEKEND!!!!
This Sunday at the 8.30am mass at St Anthony’s Parish Church we will be given the opportunity to say ‘Thank you and good-bye’
to Fr Hal, who has looked after our parish and school for the past few years. I am so pleased that the children will be leading the
singing at this special mass.
The Children’s Choir is open to any child in the school who would like to share their beautiful voice with the people of the St Anthony’s Parish. The choir sings at the Sunday morning mass on the 1st Sunday of each month. We practise once a week during 2nd break. This is a lovely way for the children of our school to be included in the life of our parish. Every time the children sing we are complimented for their wonderful singing
and the excellent way they take part in the mass.
St Anthony’s Vacation Care
A big welcome back to old and new families, I hope everyone is ready for another huge year! St Anthony’s first Christmas vacation care was a great success. We did everything from yabbie catching, tie dying, getting up and close with some ocean creatures, going back in time and discovering dinosaurs at the Cobb & Co museum and our amazing slip and slide on the school oval just to name a handful
of the activities we did. Before and after school care has started, if you are interested in accessing this service please contact the coordinator on 0417
399 835 or email [email protected] we have lots of available spaces, both permanent and casual. I hope everyone has enjoyed their first week
back and is ready to get stuck into Term 1. - Fiona
APRE
School Calendar of Events 2015
A very warm welcome to our new
and returning families to St Anthony's.
This year we aim to select four core values of our school community. Highlighting
four key values will help focus our regular
attention and teaching on what we hold near and dear at our
school. These values will become the “pillars” of St Anthony’s
school.
We are requesting your feedback.
What are four key values that you would like to see promoted
and taught at St Anthony’s school? Please fill in the inserted form and return to the school office.
*** Dates Subject to Change***
Term 1
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs April 2
Feb 1
Fr Hal Farewell 10am
Feb 4
Parent Night 5:30pm
Fri
Feb 13
Welcome BBQ & Disco
Fri
Feb 20
Book Club Money & Orders Due
Wed
Mar 5
Ash Wednesday
Mar 9
School Photos
Mar 19
Toowoomba Show Holiday
Apr 3
Good Friday
Apr 6
Easter Monday
Sun
Regards,
Brendan O'Reilly
Term 2
"Soccer Registrations for West Wanderers Football Club
are now open. West Wanderers is situated on Hume
Street, up towards K-Mart. Children must 5 by the end of
the year to play. Please visit our Clubhouse on Sunday
1st and 8th February between 9am and 12pm for more
details or assistance with signing up. Please visit www.westwanderers.org for
more details or contact our Registrar Jon Haynes on 0437 649 944. "
Mon April 20 - Fri June 26
Fri
April 24
Swimming Yr 1 - Yr 6
Sat
April 25
ANZAC Day
Fri
May 1 & 8
Swimming Yr 1 - Yr 6
May 11-14 NAPLAN
Fri
May 15
Swimming Yr 1 - Yr 6
Tues
May 19
ICAS Digital Technologies
Fri
May 22
Swimming Yr 1 - Yr 6
-will be conducting testing in the following subjects this year:-
Fri
May 29
Jnr School Swimming Carnival
Digital Technologies, Science, Writing, Spelling, English & Mathematics
Wed
June 3
ICAS Science
Mon
June 8
Queens Birthday PH
Mon-Fri
June 15-19 ICAS Writing
Tues
June 16
International Competition &
Assessment for Schools
For further information and enrolment visit:
www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/school-portal
Tuckshop & Pizza
We are hoping for tuckshop to commence Wk 3 or Wk 4 of this term
and if pizza will continue is still uncertain at this stage.
Any body willing and able to help please leave your name and phone
number at the school office.
Pastoral Care
If you have any queries or know anyone who requires help please contact the school
office. Your support would be appreciated
St Anthony’s Parish Playgroup
Playgroup meets every Monday at the parish building from 9am until
11am. If interested please contact Robynne 0431095874 or Kahren on 0422569947
Sick Bay
Please contact the office if you can help with washing the
sick bay sheets.
Always remember to keep your contact details up
to date ! If your child is absent please contact the
office on 46356200 to ensure that it is marked on
the attendance roll.
Term 3
ICAS Spelling
Mon July 13 - Fri Sept 18
Sun-Sat
July26-Aug1 Catholic Education Week
Tues
July 28
ICAS English
July 31
Bishop’s Inservice Day (no school)
Tues
Aug 11
ICAS Mathematics
Sun-Sat
Sep 7 - 14
Student Protection Week
Term 4
Tues Oct 6
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Fri Dec 4
Mon
Oct 5
Labour Day
Mon
Oct 19
CTJ Day ( no school)
Fri
Oct 31
World Teachers’ Day
Supervision
There is no supervision provided before 8:15am
Classroom supervision ends at 3pm
Pickup supervision ends at 3:25pm
Bus supervision ends at 3:45pm.
ST ANTHONY'S
PARISH
“A Place at the Table for All”
[email protected]
(Ph 4636 1737)
Postal Address: PO Box 217, Drayton North, Qld. 4350
Priest Director:
Pastoral Associate:
Chair Parish Council:
Parish Secretary:
Fr Hermi Rafada
Mrs Monica Gundry
David Waters
Mrs Noela Nolan
Please read our current Newsletter for up to date Parish information
and Mass times at:http://www.stanthonysparish.com.au/
Office Hours
Noela – Tues-Fri 8.30-2.30
Monica – Mon-Fri 9.00-4.00
Church Opening Hours
Monday-Friday
8.30am – 4pm
Sunday 8am – 11am
Attention all Volunteers
This is a reminder to ALL parents who volunteer in any way at St Anthony’s you MUST report to the office to read the ‘Code of Conduct for Volunteers’ document and the ‘Student Protection’ requirements BEFORE
you can begin your role as a volunteer. You will then need to be signed in
on any subsequent visit to the school.
NO ONE is permitted to enter a classroom unless they have signed in at
the office. This is for the protection of ALL children and for administration
to know who is on the premises in case of fire or lockdown.
Please remember that if an adult wishes to use the school amenities/
school toilets they must go to the staffroom.
Parents must never use students toilets.
P & F 2015
President :-
Helena Wiersma
Vice President:-
Jane Hudson
Secretary:-
An Van Cauwenberge
Treasurer:-
Andrea & Michael Brown
Grants Coordinator:-
Juanetta Krause
Diocese Representative:-
Debbie Cain
Uniform Representative:-
Anita Collins, Sandra Young,
An Van Cauwenberge
Non Office Bearing Officials:- Meredith Reeves , Chrissie Everitt,
Leonie Chapman
VALUES
This year we aim to select four core values of our school community.
Highlighting four key values will help focus our regular attention and
teaching on what we hold near and dear at our school. These values
will become the “pillars” of
St Anthony’s school.
1__________________________
We are requesting your feedback.
What are four key values that you would like to see promoted and
taught at St Anthony’s school?
2___________________________
For example; respect, fairness and justice, the dignity of the individual,
relationship with God.
3___________________________
List the values you would like to see emphasised at St Anthony’s.
4___________________________
Please hand in this form at the school office.